Turnovers will really be critical on Wednesday, IMO. I think we were focused so much on the rebounding improvement that it flew a little under the radar we turned OSU over 10 times in the first half when they'd been averaging 10/gm.

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Last night against NW, Austin Hollins knocked down 5 3-pointer's in 5 consecutive possessions during the 2H. Granted, NW isn't very good but this was still an impressive shooting display. I think Minny will be much tougher than over-rated OSU.

I watched part of the Minnesota - NW game yesterday. I learned two things.
(1) Northwestern is awful. and (2) The Illini will have to play a solid 40 minutes against Minnesota. If there is a let down, Minnesota can go off and things can get out of control quickly. Witness those 5 three pointers yesterday that broke the game open.

Turnovers will really be critical on Wednesday, IMO. I think we were focused so much on the rebounding improvement that it flew a little under the radar we turned OSU over 10 times in the first half when they'd been averaging 10/gm.

This is what I've been focused on as well. We need to be committed to creating turnovers. Even more so against Minnesota. Certainly our rebounding was improved against Ohio State, but they were not as committed to rebounding the ball as Purdue was. The aggressive, all-out attack on the offensive glass was not there. It will be there for Minnesota and so we'll need to turn them over. Of course you risk foul trouble when swiping for the ball, but I think we have a hard time winning this game if we don't hold a significant turnover advantage.